Ongwediva
Ongwediva | |
---|---|
UTC+2 (SAST) | |
Climate | BSh |
Website | http://www.otc.com.na/ |
Ongwediva is a town in the
History
Ongwediwa started out as a
The male teacher training seminary was transferred from Oniipa to Ongwediva at the end of 1954. It continues today as part of the Faculty of Education of the University of Namibia.
The civilian settlement of Ongwediva was established in the 1960s while Namibia was under South African occupation, in the area of headman Mr Nandjebo Mengela. Its purpose was to serve as a residential area for people employed by businesses and government in Oshakati and Ondangwa.[6]
Economy and development
Ongwediva hosts an annual trade fair, the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF) since 2000, after one initial trade fair, the Northern Namibia Trade Fair, was held in 1995.[7] Opposite of the open market, there is a shopping mall (Maroela Mall, Mandume Ndemufayo St.).
Ongwediva is an urban area that experiences rapid growth. It had less than 11,000 inhabitants in 2001.[8]
Ongwediva is the second largest entertainment town in Namibia just behind the capital Windhoek. Ongwediva is a fast-growing town in terms of development and status as a second most livable town in Namibia.[9] It also features one of the few private hospitals in Namibia.[10]
Politics
Ongwediva is governed by a town council that has seven seats.[11]
Oshana Region, to which Ongwediva belongs, is a stronghold of Namibia's ruling
Mayors
Education
There are currently only two high schools in Ongwediva,
Notable residents
- Benjamin Hauwanga, businessman, owner of Bennies Entertainment Park and Lodge and the BH Group of Companies
- Sunny Boy, hip hop and kwaito musician
- Erastus Uutoni, politician and former mayor of the town
- Benson Shilongo, football player for the Namibian national team.
Gallery
-
ELCIN church
-
Roads Authority office
-
Police station
-
Shopping Center Maroela Mall in Ongwediva, Namibia
-
Private hospital
Sources
- Peltola, Matti (1958). Sata vuotta suomalaista lähetystyötä 1859–1959. II: Suomen Lähetysseuran Afrikan työn historia [‘One Hundred Years of Finnish Missionary Work 1859–1959. II: The History of FMS’s Missionary Work in Africa’]. Helsinki: The Finnish Missionary Society. p. 91.
References
- ^ a b Vatleni, Eino (27 November 2023). "Northern re-elected mayors promise quality service delivery". The Namibian.
- ^ "Table 4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011)" (PDF). Namibia 2011 - Population and Housing Census Main Report. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 39. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia.
- ^ "Location". Ongwediva Town Council. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ Peltola 1958, p. 229–230, 236, 245.
- ^ "Historical background". Ongwediva Town Council. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair, About us". Ongwediva Town Council. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ISBN 0-86976-614-7.
- ^ Revealing northern Namibia. Namiba: The Namibian Newspaper. 30 July 2015. p. 14.
- ^ "Informante". www.informante.web.na. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ "Know Your Local Authority". Election Watch. No. 3. Institute for Public Policy Research. 2015. p. 4.
- ^ "Local elections results". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 28 November 2015. p. 6. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015.
- ^ "2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. 29 November 2020. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Ongwediva Mayor welcomes visitors". Namibian Sun. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Education – Ongwediva Town Council". Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "Eng. José Eduardo dos Santos Campus". University of Namibia. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ Shaanika, Helvi (26 October 2010). "Namibia: Unam Ongwediva Campus Renamed". New Era Newspaper. Retrieved 28 May 2020.